The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-11-08
Seventh Day.
THURSDAY. Nov. 10, 1857.
House met at 10 o'clock, the PreSi-
dent in the chair
Minutes were read and confirmed.

house met 1T W CLOCK, the ffe>l-
dent in the chair.
Minutes were read and confirmed.
PETITIONS.
Noble Castle presented a petition
from Mr.. Henry F. Poor. for salary
alleged TO be due him from the For
eicu Office. Referred TO the Commit
/ tee on Foreign Relations.
Noble Townsend read the following:
To the House of Mobiles and Repre-
( SentativeS Of the Hawaiian Islands lin
Legislative Assembly,:
In view of the natural and deep
anxiety felt by the undersigned tax
PAYERS of the Hawaiian Islands rs TO
the future honest and loyal eNpendi-
ture of public moneys, the accom-
udnving petition has been prepared
and i now respectfully presented.
/. With u prayer that no person
whatever whose past history in the
public service of this or any other
state. involves in the slightest degree
any naladministration of public funds
| or any presumed defalcatiOu shall ever
be permftted in the future To handle
public moneys or hold any office what
ever in the public service OF the Hd-
waiian people.
>. That no person whatever shall he
permitted TO hold any Government
situation whilst notorious for nOn-pay-
meut of his just debts; and that well
SubStantiated reports of his unwilling
ness TO pay them may be sufficient cause
for Il report to be made 10 the Minister
with a view TO the person complained
of being dismissed from the public
employ.
3. That no public official committing
deliberately an act Of fraudulent bank
ruptcy, or compromising with his cred
itOrs, shall be permitted TO remain in
the public service.
I. That il i evident TO your petition
ers, from past experience, that nothing
but severely cOerciye measures will
insure with the many enforced in
tegrity, and bring the civil service of
the Islands up to the required standard
Of purity and honesty. \ bill shall be
brought in during the coming session
of the Legislature, which shall have
for it, object the impressing on sala-
ried employers OF the Government
that there Is nothing more than their
pay to be made out OF the place they
I'LL, and that IN future il viii be felony
for any person in the public employ,
who may be authorized to buy any
thing for the Government, make any
bargain by which the Government
has 10 pay money TO 4 third party for
supplies of any nature, or for personal
service 10 receive or keep any discount
or rebate Of the account presented by
such party, or by any one on his be
hall. for payment and settlement, and
that such rebate or discount, whether
demanded or offered, shall be declared
TO be what II i, viz: the property Of
and belonging to the Government and
not to the party purchasing or taking
on the Governments behalf who L
paid by the Government a sufficient
salary for the place he fills and 70
induce honesty and entire integrity Of
purpose.
The petition was signed by over loo
persons, including 4 large number OF
the principal business men Of Homo
lulu.
Referred to Committee on 3IisceIIa-
ueous Subjects
Rep Hustace presented 4 petition
for the Portuguese, praying II that a
most Just and equitable distribution OF
the Government lands be CONCEDED
and parcelled out to the Portuguese
coIonists, IN proportion to the number
II families, IN conformity with the
Homestead laws, also that the lands
that are To be paFceIIed cut may have
some easy means Of access and be not
too remote from business eenters1 -
that on public works preference be
given to the native HaTaiians and TO
the Portuguese to the exclusion OF
Asiatics, giving the preference 10 the
Portuguese IN al Gases.